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It’s almost here. My faves.
song — Summer’s Here (And I’m for that. I’ve got my rubber sandals, got my straw hat.)
hat —
sandals–
drink– iced tea. with lemon. (made at home.)
“fun” drink — white wine sangria.
place– beach.
read — anything trashy, OR Real Simple, OR NatGeo. There is a difference between a good beach read, and a good read.
To Read on the Beach
*Historical Fiction
*The Awakening
*Romance Novels
*Citizen Girl, Nanny Diaries
*Alice Hoffman books
*Time Traveler’s wife
*Devil in the White City
*Jennifer Weiner books (Little Earthquakes)
I almost forgot!!
snack — cheddar bunnies, Jax, and Fig Newton
place to buy books — The Book Barn
sandwich — tuna, since if it gets sandy you can’t really tell
I love the Internet. For a lot of reasons. But one of the most recent reasons is because I can search for books that I can hardly remember anything about and find them.
For example, I have been haunted for years by this book I read in fourth grade about this girl who travels back in time through fog. One quick google search leads me to the answer: Fog Magic.
Another book I often think of is a book about a brother and sister who are orphans who have to pick parsnips for their foster parents, and then stumble upon an alternate universal. Google tells me: The Owlstone Crown.
10 other books I recently rediscovered from my childhood include:
1. Jacob Have I Loved
2. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
3. The Egypt Game
4. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
5. The BFG
6. A Wrinkle in Time
7. Heckedy Peg
8. Walk Two Moons
9. Tangerine
10. My Name is Brain
OK, so this is an Alice Hoffman book, so I basically should love it.
I finished it last night, pushing my early bedtime back an hour because I was just SO close. And it was good, but the end made me sad.
In fact, the whole book made me sad. I love Martha’s Vineyard, and I loved the characters, and I wanted none of them to be sad, just happy. That’s what I always want for the characters I love. But, it did teach me a little about love, happiness, knowing yourself, loving the beach, and knowing where you belong. I’m glad I read it, and it gives me a good feeling to know I’ve completed something.
Meanwhile, it’s the only book I’ve completed this year, and it’s March 4th. Jeff is on a shoot this weekend, and I think my goal might be 2 novels just to catch myself up and focus. My goal is to read 50 books this year, so I really need to get on the ball.
Next up? Montana Sky by Nora Roberts for our Book Club. We wanted to read a romance novel for February. I realize it’s March. But I dare you to find a book club full of a better looking bunch of ladies than mine, even if we don’t read on time.
My BFF Lauren always reminds me of a quote from our childhood:
The more you read, the more you know
The more you know, the smarter you grow
The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice
When speaking your mind, or making a choice
It was on a libary poster when we were in the 4th grade, and we’d spend lunch line time trying to memorize it. 12 years later, we still remember it, so it worked! In light of reading, here’s some information about my reading love…
*A book that made you laugh: Straight Man, by Richard Russo
*A book that made you cry: Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
*A book that scared you: Scary Stories III, by Alvin Schwartz
*A book that disgusted you: In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
*A book you loved in elementary school: Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson
*A book you loved in middle/junior high school: The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
*A book you loved in high school: Night, by Elie Wiesel
*A book you loved in college: The Wall, by John Hersey
*A book that challenged your identity: Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
*A series that you love: Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling
*Your favorite “coming of age” book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
*Your favorite classic: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
*Your favorite romantic novel: The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks
*My favorite book (non-fiction): An Inconvenient Truth, by Al Gore